S2 E20: Processes of Change with Dr. Jason White

<p>During this episode of <em>Why Change?</em> co-hosts Rachael and Jeff check in about the change of seasons and plans for the end of the year. They discuss Jeff’s interview with Dr. Jason White, Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the Arts Administration Minor in the Department of Art at Xavier University, about his new book on innovation and arts entrepreneurship. They discuss the role of applied creativity to combat racism in the arts and enabling &nbsp;social movements.</p> <p>In this episode you’ll learn:</p> <ol> <li>About the role of arts education in facilitating conversations about racial justice;</li> <li>How arts entrepreneurship can apply to social change and movement building; and</li> <li>What ways arts and cultural education leaders can employ organizational attack to shift paradigms in their work.</li> </ol> <p>ABOUT DR. JASON C. WHITE:</p> <p>Dr. Jason C. White is Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the <a href="https://www.xavier.edu/art-department/arts-administration/index"><u>Arts Administration Minor</u></a> in the Department of Art at Xavier University, where he prepares students for diverse careers in arts administration. His research centers on identifying best practices for innovation, entrepreneurship and organizational management in creative and cultural industries. An accomplished researcher, educator and scholar, White is a published author in <em>Artivate: A Journal of Entrepreneurship in the Arts</em>, <em>Journal of Arts Entrepreneurship Education</em>, <em>Journal of Arts Management, Law and Society</em>, <em>Innovative Higher Education</em>, and <em>Arts Education Policy Review</em>. In addition, White is the author of the book <a href="https://www.innovationinthearts.com/"><u><em>Innovation in the Arts: Concepts, Theories and Practices</em></u></a>, a Routledge publication in the Global Creative Economy series. In 2022, White received a Wallace foundation funded research fellowship managed by the <a href="https://www.ssrc.org/programs/arts-research-with-communities-of